D-i-e-t
March 9th 2010 5:10 pm

Come on pals! Can you spell?? Did you see what my entry title was??? That’s what mom & my vet think I need to be on!! Can you believe that?? All because I had put on about 5 pounds in a month. Bah! I’m just a growing boy, it’s all muscle and no pudge right? I don’t see a problem with being 82 pounds. But evidently mom thinks that 82 pounds is a little much for her to be lifting into the 4Runner. 😦

Can I help it if I like treats??? Is that such a crime??

A New Sister
March 22nd 2010 9:45 am

As most of you know, I lost my sister Annie earlier this month to either cancer or tumor of the brain. I’ve been devastated. Annie & I slept together every night. We played together everyday. Mom has tried spending extra time with me, giving me extra love, but… I was still depressed.

Mom figured I needed a playmate. My other siblings are seniors, and just won’t play (Annie was a senior too, but she just didn’t realize it!). Mom started checking out the dogs at the local shelters, then she decided to look at Petfinder. Well, one day she saw a little dog that looked so much like Annie that it was eerie! Mom noticed that this pup was at a shelter in Bryson City, North Carolina. That is about 3.5 hours away from where we live. How it ended up in mom’s local search, she has no clue. But she suspects that Annie had a paw in it. The day mom saw this particular pup on Petfinder, was the same day that Annie’s ashes came back.

Well, yesterday mom & dad made the drive to Bryson City and brought back this pup (who is now named Pixie). I have a new sister! She’s about half the size of Annie, but sure has spunk! I think in time we will be the best of friends!!

Maybe she isn’t so bad
March 23rd 2010 9:32 am

This new sister idea… well I wasn’t so sure of it at first. You know Annie & I were really tight. But this new one… well she isn’t so bad after all. She likes chasing tennis balls, so do I. She likes treats, so do I. She likes chasing squirrels, so do I. She sounds the alarm, so do I. Hmmm… maybe we will get along after all. I put her through the romp paces yesterday evening, she was able to keep up pretty good (for a girl). I might just tell mom that I’ll keep her.

I wanna check you for ticks
April 6th 2010 8:51 am

That’s what mom is telling me. Last night I was following her around in the house and she just happened to look down and YIKES! There was a tick crawling around on the back of my neck! This caused a mass tick checking line for me & my siblings. Mom decided to put our flea/tick medicine on a little earlier than planned(we had it on, but the tick protection had already wore off and the flea part was still working). We can’t have any nasty creepy crawlies on us on in the house!

Oh! I forgot to tell you that Patton’s Pool is currently open. We’ve been having warmer than normal temperatures this past week so mom figured I would enjoy the pool. Boy! Was she ever right!!! I love my swimming pool!! Pixie & I run, run, run around the yard playing chase, then I take a dip in the pool & cool off. Then let the running resume!!

Daily Diary Pick
April 12th 2010 9:22 am

YES!!! Mom opens her email today & there it is…. *drum roll please*…. I’m a Daily Diary Pick!! WooHoo! I’m always so happy when I get picked! It’s such a pawsome honor! Thank you Dogster & thank you pup pals for reading my diary! Mom has a lot of fun helping me with my typing skills. (My big ol’ paws don’t work so well on those tiny keys! BOL!!)

Exhausted
April 12th 2010 9:31 am

I had a busy weekend & boy was I ever exhausted! Saturday was a lot of yard work. I laid on the patio & watch mom pick up all the toys in the yard and then she mowed! Yikes! I didn’t realize that Pixie & I were leaving so many toys in the yard. No wonder our toy box on the deck was getting empty.

All that watching wore me out, so I took a dip in my pool and stretched out for a little nap. By this time, mom had moved around to the front yard, were we are not allowed without a leash I might add. Guess that’s a good idea since the front yard IS awfully close to the road.

When it cooled down a bit, mom went treasure hunting outside the fenced area. If she pokes around enough, she can usually find some pretty neat things. This time she came up with a few old bottles, claims she can use them for vases. *shrug* whatever.

During this time, Pixie & I amused ourselves with a big game of chase. Even goof old Ty came down and joined in for a bit. Mom’s guessing that Pixie & I ran non-stop for at least an hour. Boy! We sure were ready for bed when mom let us in for the night! I don’t remember being that exhausted in a long time!

Blustery Day
April 26th 2010 12:09 pm

I felt rather like Winnie the Pooh yesterday! It was very blustery/windy…. I’ve decided that I don’t like big winds very much. The wind made my tail uncurl and I hide out in a dog house. Mom was surprised to see me in the dog house, I NEVER go in a dog house. I guess desperate times call for desperate measures, thus a dog house was reasonable protection from the wind. Thank dogness that the winds have died down today.